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App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 603 · 40 questions
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Developer's tip (Big and bold): Our rule: every button is at least 48 px tall. Missing px = 48 − height. Leave space between buttons; use clear words like Save or Send. Strong contrast (black on yellow, white on dark green) is easy to read; similar colours are hard.

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  1. 1.🌗 Is white on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  2. 2.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a tiny 20 px button? (a) good design (b) poor design
  3. 3.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 72 px tall
    Back button: 32 px tall
    Help button: 52 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Back (c) Help
  4. 4.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Start button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  5. 5.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 68 px tall
    Back button: 64 px tall
    Start button: 28 px tall
    Save button: 56 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Save (c) Start (d) Send
  6. 6.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) yellow on white (b) red on green (c) black on pale grey (d) dark blue on black
  7. 7.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: strong colour contrast? (a) poor design (b) good design
  8. 8.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a clear word like Save? (a) good design (b) poor design
  9. 9.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 64 px tall
    Next button: 56 px tall
    Done button: 56 px tall
  10. 10.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Back button: 56 px tall
    Help button: 60 px tall
    Next button: 32 px tall
  11. 11.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) pale pink on white (b) dark blue on black (c) light grey on white (d) dark blue on white
  12. 12.True or false: grey text on grey is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: a clear word like Save is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: grey text on grey? (a) poor design (b) good design
  15. 15.🌗 Is white on dark green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  16. 16.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on pale grey (b) white on black (c) black on yellow (d) dark blue on black
  17. 17.True or false: buttons almost touching is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: icons with no meaning is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on yellow (b) white on black (c) red on green (d) black on pale grey
  20. 20.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Help button is 36 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  21. 21.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Back button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  22. 22.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 24 px tall
    Send button: 56 px tall
    Done button: 60 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Send (c) Next
  23. 23.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) red on green (b) yellow on white (c) dark blue on black (d) white on dark green
  25. 25.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: buttons almost touching? (a) poor design (b) good design
  26. 26.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Done button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  27. 27.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Help button: 32 px tall
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    Back button: 72 px tall
    Next button: 52 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Help (c) Cancel (d) Next
  28. 28.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 52 px tall
    Cancel button: 56 px tall
    Send button: 24 px tall
    Save button: 68 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Send (c) Back (d) Save
  29. 29.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  30. 30.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Start button: 52 px tall
    Cancel button: 40 px tall
    Help button: 48 px tall
    Next button: 36 px tall
  31. 31.🌗 Is black on yellow easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  32. 32.🌗 Is dark blue on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  33. 33.🌗 Is light grey on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  34. 34.True or false: strong colour contrast is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 44 px tall
    Next button: 72 px tall
    Done button: 52 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Next (c) Done
  36. 36.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
    Help button: 28 px tall
    Save button: 72 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Help (c) Cancel
  37. 37.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 64 px tall
    Save button: 28 px tall
    Send button: 72 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Send (c) Save
  38. 38.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: space between buttons is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌗 Is yellow on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read

Answer key

  1. easy to read
  2. poor design
  3. Back
  4. 20
  5. Start
  6. black on pale grey
  7. good design
  8. good design
  9. 3
  10. 2
  11. dark blue on white
  12. False
  13. True
  14. poor design
  15. easy to read
  16. dark blue on black
  17. True
  18. False
  19. red on green
  20. 12
  21. 8
  22. Next
  23. True
  24. white on dark green
  25. poor design
  26. 24
  27. Help
  28. Send
  29. 24
  30. 2
  31. easy to read
  32. hard to read
  33. hard to read
  34. True
  35. Send
  36. Help
  37. Save
  38. False
  39. False
  40. hard to read

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